Difference between revisions of "Aerodrome Auction"
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|Type of event=Commemoration | |Type of event=Commemoration | ||
|Town or locality=Mallala Aerodrome | |Town or locality=Mallala Aerodrome | ||
| − | |Geocoordinates= | + | |Geocoordinates=34.41622002718° S, 138.50523948669434° E |
|Date occurred or began=1961/02/17 | |Date occurred or began=1961/02/17 | ||
|Managed or hosted by=Commonwealth of Australia | |Managed or hosted by=Commonwealth of Australia | ||
| − | }} During the 1950's Edinburgh air base had been established. Because the [http://collectionconnections.pbworks.com/Mallala-Aerodrome Mallala airfield] was unsuitable for modern aircraft the appropriate Minister decided to dispose of the land, hangars, houses and other buildings and equipment in 1960. | + | }} |
| + | During the 1950's Edinburgh air base had been established. Because the [http://collectionconnections.pbworks.com/Mallala-Aerodrome Mallala airfield] was unsuitable for modern aircraft the appropriate Minister decided to dispose of the land, hangars, houses and other buildings and equipment in 1960. | ||
<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;"><span lang="EN-US" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;">What an outcry this caused.</span></span></span> | <span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;"><span lang="EN-US" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;">What an outcry this caused.</span></span></span> | ||
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<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;"><span lang="EN-US" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;">Quoting from ''<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;">The Advertiser</span>'' 18-12-1961:</span></span></span> | <span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;"><span lang="EN-US" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;">Quoting from ''<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;">The Advertiser</span>'' 18-12-1961:</span></span></span> | ||
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<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;"><span lang="EN-US" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;">Few traces remain apart from a few old huts and hospital sections etc. still being used on farms as barns.</span></span></span> | <span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;"><span lang="EN-US" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;">Few traces remain apart from a few old huts and hospital sections etc. still being used on farms as barns.</span></span></span> | ||
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Revision as of 15:07, 13 September 2009
| Type of event | Commemoration
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| Town or locality | Mallala Aerodrome |
| Date occurred or began | 1961/02/17 |
| Managed or hosted by | Commonwealth of Australia |
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During the 1950's Edinburgh air base had been established. Because the Mallala airfield was unsuitable for modern aircraft the appropriate Minister decided to dispose of the land, hangars, houses and other buildings and equipment in 1960.
What an outcry this caused.
For the years of its operation the RAAF base had boosted travel (the railway station platform had to be lengthened), had fully extended the school's capacity, had brought eager boarders and flat-seekers to the doorsteps of home owners, had swelled congregations, filled the institute functions and had enlivened local business.
In spite of the fact that some of the hangars were leased to the SA Co-operative Bulk Handling Co. to cope with the record grain harvests, the 871 acres was auctioned by Bennett and Fisher Ltd.
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Few traces remain apart from a few old huts and hospital sections etc. still being used on farms as barns.
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- Mallala Museum research notes
- Life around the Light- District Council of Mallala
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